The Red Hair adjusted her slightly ill-fitting uniform, glanced at Sifa, and said, "For your age, you have quite a lot of experience, Mr. Sifa. [69shux. com]"
"I'm not young anymore, "Sifa muttered to himself.
Martha indeed took out the silver chain that was embedded in her cleavage, placed the ruby pendant on the chain vertically, and then repeated it in a very soft voice.
"The ancient church before me harbors a danger posed by the supernatural."
"What's in front of me"
After seven repetitions, the chain moved, swinging clockwise with a considerable amplitude and at a considerable speed.
Martha gasped, looking at Jeffrey: "Thank goodness I did a divination; there's danger in that church, and it's quite a danger!"
She stopped the silver chain again and revised the divination. " Gorey is in that church."
After being recited seven times, the silver chain swung counterclockwise this time, with a moderate amplitude and speed.
"Hmm, it seems our target isn't in that church," the Seer remarked, putting away his silver chain.
Jeffrey looked at the church with a solemn expression. "What kind of danger might be inside? Did the people of the Fourth Epoch build this church to suppress such danger?"
Martha had already put the silver chain back on, letting the ruby pendant slide into the deep cleavage of her neckline. "This isn't our concern. Let those people handle things like this."
"It would be best to put up a warning sign here to prevent anyone from accidentally wandering in and triggering the danger inside." Jeffrey added, "It's not far from Enqi Town."
Next, they carved a few lines of text on a large rock not far from the church.
" Evil Spirit dwell inside; do not enter."
Jeffrey clapped his hands, saying uncertainly, "Hopefully this will scare away people who want to come here."
Sifa, standing to the side, said, "Few people come into the mountains, and Hunter mostly hunt near the foot of the mountain. Otherwise, the danger here would have been detonated long ago."
Martha nodded in agreement. "We'll report this as soon as we get back, and hopefully we can get rid of the danger here as soon as possible."
Just then, the Hunter Leon approached and whispered, "Those wolves are moving again. It seems I was wrong; this isn't their territory."
"Come on, let's get out of here quickly." As Seer, Martha's intuition was stronger than others, even if she couldn't hear the pounding sounds coming from the church or from underground like Sifa.
But she could sense an eerie atmosphere, especially now that she was getting closer, the feeling became even more pronounced.
Leaving the church and following the wolves, Leon discovered at dusk that the wild beasts had left Silver Snake Creek and ventured deep into a jungle.
"It looks like we'll have to spend the night in the mountains." Sifa looked at the fading sunlight and couldn't help but feel worried.
The others weren't much more relaxed either. Even Martha and Jeffrey, their lips tightly pressed together and eyes wary, had lost the optimism they displayed when they entered the mountains during the day.
The reason lies in that church, Sifa thought.
As the Sun completely disappeared into the sky, the night sky was tinged with a tranquil indigo, and the Crimson Moon appeared on the horizon, Leon finally found the wolf pack's territory.
It was a valley located in the mountains. The valley was not large; at least from this hillside, it could be seen in its entirety.
By the Crimson Moon, Sifa, lying on the grassy slope, endured the mosquitoes' harassment, watching a dozen or so wolves in the valley below, some lying on the ground, others moving about.
When they pass by a cave, they show fear. They lower their heads, tuck their tails between their legs, and quickly leave the cave.
Suddenly, a deep howl echoed from the cave, and all the wolves in the valley turned to look at it. Then, a particularly large male wolf stood up and walked among the wolves like a king inspecting his army.
The beast, possibly the alpha wolf, stopped beside a wolf of moderate size, growled a few times, and the wolf emerged, trembling, and headed towards the cave.
The pack of wolves surrounded it, seemingly to prevent one of their kind from escaping. The chosen wolf eventually went into the den, and soon a pitiful howl rang out.
But the wolves outside the cave all raised their heads and howled in unison at the red Moon in the sky.
"Looks like we've come to the right place."
Martha, who had undergone a fortune telling, took out a perfume-like object and sprayed it on her hands and feet, filling the surrounding air with a fresh and pleasant scent.
At this point, the number of mosquitoes bothering Martha decreased significantly.
Jeffrey had already started setting up the tent. "We'll keep watch from here. Martha, you keep watch for the first half of the night, and I'll take over for the second half."
Martha sighed, looking somewhat reluctant but not refusing. "It seems my skin condition is going to worsen over time."
Upon hearing this, Sifa smiled, got up from the grassy slope, swatted a mosquito, and came to Leon's side.
Fearing discovery by wolves, the group dared not light a fire. Fortunately, the moonlight was bright tonight, allowing them to see the surroundings clearly without worrying about wild animals sneaking up on them unnoticed.
"Thank you, Mr. Leon."
Sifa sat down and extended his hand, saying, "Thank you for your support."
Leon shook hands with Sifa with a faint smile, "No need to be so polite, Mr. Sifa. As a resident of Enqi Town, it is my honor to contribute to the town's safety."
Having a rare opportunity to spend time with the town's best hunter, Sifa seized the chance and asked him some questions about Hunter.
In order to gain a deeper understanding of the role, so as to play it better.
Nothing more was said that night.
The next day, Sifa woke up and left the tent, only to see that Jeffrey, who was on guard duty for the second half of the night, was still full of energy and seemed tireless.
His pale skin and chilling demeanor once again reminded Sifa of the cold, lifeless bodies in coffins.
"Good morning," Sifa greeted him. "Nothing unusual happened last night, right?"
Jeffrey shook his head, then said, "Mr. Sifa, you and Martha should go back to town later. I can keep watch here by myself."
Is this to notify Lewis and Warren to come over so they can deal with the Monster together? That makes sense; Martha is Seer and has no fighting ability, so her staying here would be their weakness.
I really wanted to stay and watch. Lewis and the others Sequence higher than me. If I could see how they fight, it would definitely help my future development.
While letting his thoughts wander, Sifa nodded in agreement. He glanced unintentionally toward the valley and suddenly noticed that white mist had risen from it.
"It's getting foggy?"
Jeffrey also noticed something amiss. He stood up and cautiously approached the edge of the hillside.
A white mist rose from the valley, obscuring his view of what was below.
Just then, a mountain breeze blew in from behind the camp, ruffling Sifa's hair. At the same time, Sifa smelled a fishy, pungent odor in the wind.
When he smelled that scent, images of those strange wild wolves flashed through his mind.
not good!
They're wolves!
We've been discovered?
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